If I pass out from heat at work

Op, if you do the following, you will not faint.

• Drink plenty of water - not Coke
• Wear thin loose cotton or linen clothes over cotton bra & pants.
• Move SLOWLY
• Stay in the shade - draw blinds if you have them.
• Eat plenty of fruit & salad. Reduce your protein as this generates heat when digested.

You'll be fine.🙂

I apologise to @Backedoffhackedoff as I may well have misread the intent of their comment.

When they said they always read the SJ website in situations like this I had the clear impression they were being sarcastic and dismissing my contribution out of a lack of respect for the source I cited. Reading back over the thread this was far from clear, and it's just as likely they were being sincere.

Sorry for failing to assume good faith and for not asking for clarification before being silly/sarcastic myself.

Provided you’re aren’t pregnant or have a health condition you need to have an arsenal of strategies to help with the heat!
School has been hotter than Satans armpit this week and I’ve had a neck fan on alternated with a cooling neck towel
Cool water sprays at regular intervals
Wet wipes throughout the day for my arms and neck
Then ice packs at night before need to cool me down and help me sleep.
And gallons of water! I’m usually a good drinker anyway and manage at least 2 litres of fluid but even with that my pee has been quite dark so yesterday I had 3.5 lites! I’ve taken to carrying round a 950ml bottle of chilled water and munching more crisps to up my salt levels (any excuse!)
The heat at moment is horrendous but we need to be more proactive in managing how we mitigate it.

Careers it would be bad in:

brain surgeon (perhaps lots of different surgeons)
Ballet dancer during a show
Trapeze artist
Tree surgeon
Crane driver
Flambe at the table waiter
Spaceship driver
Single crewed pilot without satnav/autopilot

HTH

@CasperGutman

" Very funny. Yeah. St John's Ambulance, they're a joke, they'll probably treat heatstroke with polo mints, etc. "

This is a really unfair comment

looks like they passed out. Not sure that user name should be allowed.

People pass out for different reasons give us a clue ?

What was the point of this thread? No context just this 12 word sentence which means sweet fa then the OP pisses off.
This heat is really doing a number on some people🙄

Depends on your job. If you work in a mattress shop I can’t imagine it being that bad. If you passed out in my work, you’d likely end up dead

What's your AIBU?

It depends on several factors. If you're operating machinery or vehicles, or working at height, then it's pretty serious. If you've got a desk job then less so.

Keep hydrated and keep up your salt intake.

It’s Def been more than a minute too 😱

As I have said above, I used to faint from a hot bath. That is not heatstroke. It is losing consciousness due to heat though.

I agree and I would hope in most cases an ambulance wouldn’t be dispatched, but you know, if they’re mumsnetters they’ll be telling them they’re about to go into a coma from heatstroke so the dispatcher might not get the objective story….

Heatstroke is an emergency but many people use that term when they just have symptoms of overheating.

You can faint because of a slight drop in blood pressure due to dehydration in the heat for example. If you regain consciousness quickly and don’t have other symptoms it’s unlikely to be heatstroke. Heatstroke is where your nervous system is showing dysfunction like confusion, slurred words, along with dangerously high body temperature.

I’m assuming the OP has passed out.

We can all link to the nhs advice

www.nhs.uk/symptoms/fainting/

Losing consciousness due to overheating is heatstroke.

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/heat-exhaustion-heatstroke/

'The symptoms of heatstroke include:

• a very high temperature
• hot skin without sweating
• fast breathing and a fast heartbeat
• confusion and restlessness
• seizure (fit)
• loss of consciousness

Heatstroke is a medical emergency. Get immediate medical help if someone has the symptoms of heatstroke.'

Such DRAMA. 🙄

If ambulances were sent whenever they were called you might have a point, but that’s not how it works.
What would actually happen is that the operator would ask questions to determine whether one is actually needed.
I can’t believe they haven’t got scripts for exactly this situation.

Are you a medic? If not, don't go call others irresponsible for pointing out heatstroke is an emergency. Again, from the NHS website;

Symptoms of heatstroke
The symptoms of heatstroke include:

• a very high temperature
• hot skin without sweating
• fast breathing and a fast heartbeat
• confusion and restlessness
• seizure (fit)
• loss of consciousness

I passed out at work during the heatwave a couple of weeks ago. I work in a shop and it was just so hot, like everywhere else. I was on antibiotics at the time which could have been a cause. My boss was absolutely lovely and really kind. Called my partner who took me to get checked then went home. That's it really. I was obviously embarrassed, but it is just one of those things. Back at work for my next shift and all was good.

Drink more water. Use fans if available. Unless you have underlying health issues then you shouldn’t pass out. If you do, it’ll pass.

Please don’t encourage people who faint in the heat to call an ambulance. So irresponsible.

Maybe point out there are some symptoms that when they accompany fainting (not breathing, being unconscious for >1minute etc) necessitate urgent medical attention but no, not everyone who faints in the heat should call an ambulance

As I said, it's not about the fainting on its own, it's the combination of heat + unwell + fainting. Minimising this is going to deter OP and other users from seeking potentially much-needed help.

It depends. Do you have any underlying health conditions that can be affected by the heat. I've got a dodgy heart so if I faint because I'm hot, then off to A&E I go.